Venezuela U21		Australia U21
U21 442T Arriba	Tactics	v11
56%	Possession	44%
41%	Play in the half	59%
11	Shots	12
4	Fouls	1
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	3
60.9	average mark	50.5
excellent	Shooting	good
very good	Passing	good
very good	Defending	solid

11 minute.
Pondeljak passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Soto cleverly intercepts the pass. Fox approaches the ball. Fox lobs the ball high into the air. Crampton gets his head on it.
Missed by few inches.

14 minute.
Fox just manages to reach the ball first. Bolles fouls. Fox was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Fox takes a quick free-kick. Crampton rises up and heads the ball. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

29 minute.
Soto wins the ball from behind. Soto lobs the ball high into the air. O`Donoghue approaches the ball. Rincón cleverly intercepts the pass. Rincón shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

37 minute.
Castillo wins the ball from behind. Castillo lobs the ball high into the air. Finol plays the ball off with his head. Rincón ineptly catches the ball. Rincón takes a swing and hits it... Ponting palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

40 minute.
Piñate plays the ball off with his head. following a swift pass, Rincón attempts to control the ball. O`Donoghue just manages to reach the ball first. Mea Vitali approaches the ball. Mea Vitali centers.
It was close.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Venezuela U21 36%, Australia U21 64%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Venezuela U21 - Australia U21 0:0

46 minute.
Whitley comes on to the pitch.

46 minute.
Throw-in. Benaventte, swiftly takes the throw-in. Castillo takes over possession. Castillo lobs the ball high into the air. Finol rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

49 minute.
Bresciano cleverly intercepts the pass. Bresciano plays the ball through. Sutton plays the ball through. Crampton has problems with catching the ball. Crampton has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

55 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Landaeta comes on to the pitch.

59 minute.
Diggins ineptly catches the ball. Finol just manages to reach the ball first. Landaeta approaches the ball. Landaeta takes a swing and hits it... Ponting makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Venezuela U21 - Australia U21 1:0

62 minute.
Bresciano makes a sublime pass. McConville approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Bolles is guilty of misconduct. Bolles is cautioned. McConville was harmed in the clash. Groom comes on to the pitch.

70 minute.
Throw-in. Franklin comes on to the pitch.

72 minute.
Whitley ineptly catches the ball. Pondeljak takes over possession. Pondeljak passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Franklin takes over possession. Franklin has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

79 minute.
Soto makes a sublime pass. Mea Vitali approaches the ball. Groom fouls. Groom is cautioned. Mea Vitali is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping. Mea Vitali is unable to continue playing. Mata comes on to the pitch.

83 minute.
Benaventte makes an instep pass. Bresciano approaches the ball. Finol wins the ball from behind. Finol has a fantastic effort at goal. Ponting desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Venezuela U21 - Australia U21 2:0

84 minute.
the ball bounces off Poutakidis`s chest. Pondeljak takes over possession. Pondeljak lobs the ball high into the air. McConville takes over possession. McConville shoots. Rincón palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

86 minute.
Fox takes over possession. Fox makes an instep pass. Franklin just manages to reach the ball first. Franklin has a fantastic effort at goal. Rincón hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Venezuela U21 - Australia U21 2:1

88 minute.
Soto cleverly intercepts the pass. Fox approaches the ball. Fox centers. McConville approaches the ball. McConville shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Venezuela U21 45%, Australia U21 55%.
Venezuela U21 - Australia U21 2:1